HEPBURNIA – A sparkling one-hit pitching performance by Wes McGarry highlighted opening day for the Curwensville American Legion Post No. 505 baseball team Sunday as the Haymakers downed Reynoldsville 4-1 at Thorp Twins Memorial Field.
McGarry, a left-hander, struck out five and walked five in the Jefferson County League game.
He also had two hits, one a third-inning single that drove in the tying run.
Manager Adam McGary\’s Haymakers went ahead in the fourth.
With runners on base via a Reynoldsville error and a walk, Mark Dell\’Antonion doubled for the game-winning hit, and Ben McGary singled home an insurance tally.
Curwensville added another run in the fifth on a bases-loaded grounder by Dell\’Antonio.
Loser Jeremy Grove struck out five and gave up four hits and five walks in five innings. Nate Brennen pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
The Haymakers, who had a game at Punxsutawney rained out on May 18, will not play games booked at Brookville Tuesday and at home against DuBois Thursday because the Curwensville Area High School team is scheduled for District 9 Class A Playoff action.
The Brookville game tentatively is set for Sunday, according to Adam McGary.
Curwensville will play a non-league game at Philipsburg Wednesday and return to JCL action Saturday at Clearfield, with the first pitch at 5 p.m.
Justin McGary is Adam McGary\’s assistant coach.
REYNOLDSVILLE — 1
Mann ss 4000, Malmgren 3b 2000, Baummer c 2000, Grove p-1b 2000, Zelenky cf 3110, Nate Brennen 1b-p 2000, McLaughlin lf 3000, Maddox rf 2001, Fordory ph-rf 0000, Reitelle 2b 2000, Hale 2b 1000. TOTALS: 23 1 1 1.
CURWENSVILLE — 4
Ben McGary dh 3011, Anthony Starr lf 0000, Bucky Adams 2b 0000, Wes McGarry p 4021, Brett McCracken ss 4000, Cory Bloom c 2100, Derek Dixon cf 3100, Joe Bloom rf 1100, Shae Best rf 1000, Brett Sutika 2b 2000, Garrett LaBorde lf 0000, Mark Dell\’Antonio 1b 2112, Ianniq Ecklund 3b 2010, Shane Hoover 3b 1010. TOTALS: 25 4 6 4.
Score by Innings
Reynoldsville 010 000 0 – 1 1 4
Curwensville 001 210 x – 4 6 2
Errors – Mann 2, Grove, Zelenky; Starr, Ecklund. DP – Reynoldsville (Mann, Hale and Grove). LOB – Reynoldsville 6; Curwensville 8. 2B – Dell\’Antonio. SB – J. Bloom.
Pitching
Reynoldsville – Grove 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K; Brennen 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.
Curwensville – McGarry 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K.
W – W. McGarry (1-0). L – Grove.
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Sam Gardner and Tyler Johns are the other members of the Curwensville team.
Philipsburg is the only non-league opponent on the Haymakers\’ remaining schedule, with home games in capitals and starting times in parentheses:
May
27 – at Brookville (6), postponed; 28 – at Philipsburg (6); 29 – DUBOIS (6), postponed; 31 – at Clearfield (5)
June
1 – at Brookville (5); 3 – PUNXSUTAWNEY (6); 5 – at Reynoldsville (6); 7 – BROOKVILLE (5); 10 – at DuBois (6); 12 – CLEARFIELD (6); 16 – at Brookville (6); 18 – REYNOLDSVILLE (6); 23 – at Brookville (8); 26 – DUBOIS (6); 28 – at Clearfield (5)
July
1 – PUNXSUTAWNEY (6); 3 – at Reynoldsville (6); 7 – BROOKVILLE (6); 10 – at DUBOIS (6); 12 – CLEARFIELD (5)
